Box Score 11/15: The Boss breaks down college football

By Will Thompson | Last updated 11/15/16

Welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading in between all those "tortilla on the window posing as supermoon" texts from our friends.

Happy birthday to Greg Anthony, Floyd Womack, Lofa Tatupu, Sasha Pavlovic and Karl-Anthony Towns. On this day in 1960, Elgin Baylor scored a then-record 71 points against the New York Knicks while a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Good, bad, and ugly from Week 10: "To put that into perspective, Tom Brady has thrown four interceptions in his past 400-plus pass attempts. Philip Rivers accomplished this feat in total of 20 minutes."
This week in college football as explained by Bruce Springsteen: "This Saturday, Jim Harbaugh awoke from a quiet night, he never heard a sound. Hawkeyes raided in the dark and brought death to his hometown."
What a loaded Team USA could look like at the 2017 World Baseball Classic: "As the criticism has mounted about American ballplayers' commitment to representing in the games (a subtle to not-so-subtle jab at the patriotism of American-born MLBers), more premier players have begun to discuss getting involved in the tournament."

Cris Collinsworth sends Bill Simmons to the burn ward...

(...but he later deleted the tweet.)

Around the league

A Klay Thompson-to-the-Celtics rumor has been making the rounds, despite its origins on a little-known site with a conspicuous lack of sources. How does something like this get started? [San Jose Mercury News]
For all the talk about Marcus Mariota being a system quarterback before his entry into the NFL, he's thriving on Mike Mularkey's old-school, 'exotic smashmouth' system. [The Ringer]
Who says coaches don't care about fan feedback? USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann regularly chats with fans on Facebook Live, and did so in the wake of the US loss to Mexico in their World Cup qualifier last Friday. [SportTechie]
Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the UFC's biggest draw, and with his brash, confrontational style, he calls the shots... for better or worse. [Kotaku]
The 1989-90 Calgary Flames were loaded with talent. So why was it a big deal when former Red Army player Sergei Makarov won the Calder Trophy? Because he was 31 years old. [Puck Daddy]

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